Public Art

From temporary public art programs such as Work In Progress to the permanent works in the North Carolina Veterans Park that represent all 100 counties in North Carolina, the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County has a long history of facilitating public art for the community.

Current public art projects in progress include:

Public Art at The FAST Center – multimodal transit hub in the heart of Fayetteville

Public art in a busy roundabout as the culmination of a community development project in Massey Hill

Public art for key gateways into the community and/or neighborhoods

The Arts Council works on behalf of the community through collaborations with local government. The goal of these partnerships is to use art as means to enhance economic and community development, drive tourism and create access for all to cultural assets.

Current Public Art in our Community

Work In Progress

This temporary public art progress exhibition is gifted to the Fayetteville community through private donors and matched with Arts Council funding.

Bronze Bronco

Sprint Voyager

This piece of art is a telephone company cell tower for which Sprint won an award as the “most creative cite concealment of a tower.” It was also noted as “the height of ingenuity” in the New York Times Magazine.

American Flag 2

Iron Mike (original)

Created in 1961 to honor the airborne trooper, Iron Mike represents those soldiers whose courage, dedication and traditions make them the world’s finest fighting men. The rocks forming the statue’s base have great significance. They were brought from Currahee Mountain near Camp Toccoa in Georgia where the first paratroopers were trained. Paratroopers would run three miles up and three miles down this mountain for training.

Constant Vigilance - Special Operations Force Dog Memorial

The bronze monument on a granite base depicts a life-size Belgian Malinois in a sitting position, vigilante, with ears perked and wearing his full deployment kit. The monument was placed as a symbol of respect and mourning for Special Operations Force (SOF) dogs that have perished in the line of duty since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Iron Mike (replica)

This statue is a replica of one created in 1961 made of polyester and steel. Iron Mike – In honor of the airborne trooper, Iron Mike represents those soldiers whose courage, dedication and traditions make them the world’s finest fighting men.

The Wall of Honor

In 1994, Dorothy Fielder enlisted the help of FSU art instructor, the now deceased Francis Baird, to create the mural. What was a graffiti-covered eyesore now tells the history of the people of the neighborhood and includes the faces of modern black heroes of the community.

Ghost Tower

The Ghost Tower a replica of one of the Arsenal original towers located at Arsenal Park, part of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. Monument in front of Museum Dedicated 1928 by the NC Historical Commission & J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of United Daughters of Confederacy.